Robert Haugen 
Lecturer, Physical Education
Kinesiology & Health Education
Office:
Penick-Allison Tennis Center 1.112
Campus mail: A2000
Phone: 512-471-4404; Fax: 512-471-8914
E-mail:bhaugen@mail.utexas.edu
Degrees
- MS, Physical Education, California State University, Los Angeles
- Bachelor of Science, Physical and Health Education, Utah State University
Courses
- PED 104P Beginning Tennis
- PED 104P Advanced Beginning Tennis
- PED 104P Intermediate/Advanced Intermediate
- KIN 119 Basic Core Tennis
Beginning Tennis - Designed to introduce the students to the basic skills and knowledge required to participate in tennis. Emphasis placed on the fundamentals of the forehand, backhand, serve and volley. Rules, scoring, and basic stragegy will be covered to enable sutdents to participate in singles and doubles competition.
Advanced Beginning Tennis - Designed to improve the students overall stroke consistency and learning to utilize various spins. Greater emphasis placed upon improving the backhand groundstoke and deloping a spin serve.
Intermediate/Advanced Intermediate Tennis - Designed to improving student’s skills along with the five tactical phases of tennis (First Strike, Point Building, Capitalize and Attack, Finishing, and Defense) to enable students to master an all-court game (combining baseline play with net play effectively). Application of tactics will be incorporated in singles and doubles drills and competitive play.
Basic Core Tennis - Designed to help physical education students learn more about tennis and how it is taught. The course will enable the students to learn how to hit the basic strokes in tennis (forehand, backhand, serve, volley, return of serve, lob and overhead) while understanding what goes into producing efficient strokes. The biomechanical principles of the basic strokes and how to teach them progressionally will be emphasized. Time will be spent learning how to properly demonstrate and execute each stroke. Teaching methods will be presented to give students ideas of how to organize and teach basic tennis skills. In addition outside teaching/playing/watching opportunities will be available to provide the students additional tennis related experiences that will enhance the learning process.
Professional Interests
- Large Group Tennis Instruction
- Junior Tennis Development
- Tennis Camp Programming
- Skin Cancer Prevention
Personal Interests
- Health and Fitness
Honors and Awards
- USPTA Texas Section Seminar Award Winner - 2006
- USTA Texas Section Family fo the Year - 2003
- USTA USA Tennis All-American Instructor - 2002
- USTA Texas Section, Lloyd Sessions Educational Merit Award - 1995
- Capital Area Tennis Association, Person Contributing the Most to Tennis - 1993
- Graduated with Honors - California State University, Los Angeles, 1978
- Captain of the Tennis Team, California Statue University, Lost Angeles, 1978
- Most Inspirational Player - Butte College Tennis Team, 1976
- Co-Athlete of the Year - Lutheran High School, Los Angeles, 1973
Current Projects:
- Skin Cancer Prevention Presentations
- UT Holiday Junior Tennis Camp
- UT Match Play Camp
- UT Team Tennis Camp
- UT Adult Tennis Camp